Evidence presented by the National Education Association (NEA) show that the concept of standardized tests have been part of the U.S. public education system for over a century, while the actual tests have been around for more than 50 years. Kimberly Hefling, the national education writer for The Associated Press, states that research by the Council of the Great City Schools found that students take an average of 113 standardized tests before their high school graduation (Hefling, 2015). Frankly, students are taking an extreme amount of tests, between diagnostic, placement, progress, etc. tests. Standardized tests are data driven test, which are meant to measure the failure or success of students, while holding teachers, schools, principals
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is not timid when it comes to expenses. Matthew Chingos, director of Education Policy Program, claims that the “public education system that spends over $600 billion a year.” Despite such a huge education budget, estimates of total spending on standardized tests; $1.7 billion was spent by states each year (Chingos, 2015). In relation to the U.S.’s education budget, in another report by Chingos, that annual spending for state tests were a bulk of $669 million under the No Child Left Behind Act in grades 3-8 and once in high school. Calculations from the Brown Center on Education Policy, Of the roughly $1 billion in remaining testing costs would consist of the data it did not receive from five states, as well as testing costs that are not contracted out and costs not included in primary assessment contracts, such as state exams not mandated by the NCLB law (Chingos, 2012). Standardized tests like the ACT not only require a standard application fee, but they also require a charge for the actual test itself. Studypoint, an online program offering tutoring, provided a list of registration fees, as well as other charges such as: registration fees: $46, the official test: $62.50, as well as late registration fees: $29.50, as well as other fees. However, financial aid is available for eligible students. The SAT’s fees are similar to the ACT’s. $46 to register and $60 for the official exam (Studypoint,
is not timid when it comes to expenses. Matthew Chingos, director of Education Policy Program, claims that the “public education system that spends over $600 billion a year.” Despite such a huge education budget, estimates of total spending on standardized tests; $1.7 billion was spent by states each year (Chingos, 2015). In relation to the U.S.’s education budget, in another report by Chingos, that annual spending for state tests were a bulk of $669 million under the No Child Left Behind Act in grades 3-8 and once in high school. Calculations from the Brown Center on Education Policy, Of the roughly $1 billion in remaining testing costs would consist of the data it did not receive from five states, as well as testing costs that are not contracted out and costs not included in primary assessment contracts, such as state exams not mandated by the NCLB law (Chingos, 2012). Standardized tests like the ACT not only require a standard application fee, but they also require a charge for the actual test itself. Studypoint, an online program offering tutoring, provided a list of registration fees, as well as other charges such as: registration fees: $46, the official test: $62.50, as well as late registration fees: $29.50, as well as other fees. However, financial aid is available for eligible students. The SAT’s fees are similar to the ACT’s. $46 to register and $60 for the official exam (Studypoint,